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Emery Ramaker: ex-Mordecai, sellsword, emotionally illiterate dummy

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EMERY RAMAKER

Art commissioned by Avelithe, artist: HetteMaudit
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All other art by me. 8D


Age
27
Gender
Female
Orientation
Pansexual
Species
Human
Ethnicity
Connlaothian
Height
5'6"
Occupation
Hunter (of mages) Sellsword
Residence
Connlaoth

APPEARANCE
Emery has short red hair that just covers her ears and forehead, worn rather jagged like she cuts it herself (which she does). Her skin is pale and freckled, especially over her nose and cheeks, but they're pretty much everywhere. She has large green eyes and full lips and could be pretty if it weren't for the puckered scar that stretches across her face, slashing from her forehead to her right temple, then crossing left over her face and lips and ending at the left corner of her jaw.

There are other scars beneath her clothes and along her calloused hands from a life of hard work and battle.

She has a strong build with toned muscles and small breasts and hips.

She tends to dress rather boyishly, though she wears women's breeches, considering she has no need for the extra room men's breeches offer.

PERSONALITY
-Cold, tough, jaded, and driven by duty; she'll do what it takes to get the job done. She's ruthless and cruel when she needs to be and is quite aware of that fact. Doesn't really think of herself as a good person, deep down; she knows her flaws and struggles with them and isn't quite sure how to fix them. Carries a good deal of self-loathing.

-Fairly direct and blunt. She doesn't really enjoy vagueness and says what she means.

-A pessimist. She likes to set the bar low so she's not disappointed when things go tits up, and is pleasantly surprised when they don't.

-Struggles to open up around other people, and doesn't really know what to do when others open up to her. Shows affection physically, but God help her if she ever has to speak the words. Doesn't do attachments because she doesn't want to be hurt, but desperately craves affection and validation. Claims not to care. Cares A LOT. Likes to be logical more than emotional and claims to be all head and zero heart, but is actually full of MUCH EMOTION.

-Self-medicates with casual sex (her gender preference is "yes" and she is quite open-minded and sexually adventurous) and booze.

-Dominant as hell. Has a liiiiiittle bit of a sadistic streak.

-Likes to be in control because she hates vulnerability--which, of course, has its own issues as she has trouble relaxing or dropping her guard even when she's safe. She carries her anxiety in her gut (and has been known to puke from stress, very embarrassing, she has not developed healthy coping mechanisms) and she tends to get far too little sleep due to nightmares. Is perpetually stressed, lol.

-Neglects her health when anxious, and bottles up her emotions until they boil over, including her temper. She has a long fuse driven by an incredible stubborn streak; she doesn't like to break first. Exceptions are for people who know her well enough to know which buttons to push, of course.

-Kind of rigid in her thinking. Has a hard time changing her mind once she's decided something. Comfortable making tough decisions and being the cold bitch if she has to.

-She has two basic modes when upset: Raze Everything to the Ground, or Shutdown Mode. She doesn't give the silent treatment on purpose; it's more because she's overwhelmed and afraid of what will come out of her big dumb mouth, so she needs a moment to calm down. She is terrible at handling emotional subjects. Absolutely terrible. Notorious for sticking her foot in her mouth even when she's genuinely trying to be supportive.

-Snarky, moody, stubborn, and quite a closed book, she puts on an air of confidence and bravado. She lives by the "fake it 'til you make it" philosophy and exudes confidence even when she's not. Truthfully, she's got her share of insecurities. For one, she's got body insecurities (her scars, not being conventionally soft and feminine by Connlaothian standards, her small breasts). For two, she is quite self-aware that she does and has done terrible things that she has to live with. She believes she did those things for the right reasons (her faith and trauma has brainwashed her good) but that doesn't mean they don't haunt her.

-Kind of a whiny wuss with pain. She pushes through just fine, but she's going to complain about it.

-Capable of thinking on the fly and making quick decisions, and when that doesn't work, she is totally willing to bluff. She can lead, but she doesn't enjoy being a leader—because she doesn't really enjoy being responsible for others, it's rather stressful. Way too ballsy for her own good, she's a risk-taker.

-Doesn't like being one-upped and is physically incapable of turning down a dare.

-Hates having her neck touched outside of certain contexts. Anxious of thunder. Quite aware she has a giant fucking scar on her face, thankyouverymuch; does not like talking about it. Bad habit of nail-biting.

-Beneath the thick walls she puts up between herself and others, when she does open up a little around someone she considers a friend, she's a loyal ally. She defends those she cares about to the death, tries to be a good wingman (with varying results), and has a playful streak. She likes to banter and tease, and you've made it as a buddy if she can insult you with a grin (while fully expecting and hoping to get it right back). Flirty, irreverent, crass, she likes being in on the action without being the center of attention when it comes to social situations.

-TL;DR: she is a giant cringefail idiot suffering a bad case of emotional constipation who unnecessarily complicates her own life and is prone to self-sabotage. Really wants people to think she's cool while in the same breath claims not to care. Smart, but also kind of a dumbass.

ABILITIES
Mordecaism and proficiency with a sword. Not afraid of getting physical and can hold her own in a fight, though she is very realistic about her strengths and weaknesses and limitations. She's not going to go Rambo on a guy bigger and heavier than her, but she's also not afraid to fight cheap, dirty, and vicious--often has to, being a woman in a man's world. Where she may lack a physical advantage, she's always looking for alternatives to capitalize on.

A decent tracker. Knows how to hunt people down and take them out.

RELATIONSHIPS
-Family:
Her blood family (mother, father, younger brother) is long dead, though she does have an adoptive family. She is not really close with them.

-Alkereth:
The twink she loves.
It's complicated and it's messy and she's not really sure wtf is going on. He was a mage she captured and intended to deliver to the mage camps, and then they started bickering/joking, and a dumb joke kiss just kind of happened, and somehow they wound up in bed after a brothel adventure lead to unexpected jealousy, a dumb dare, and drunken sex. |:

After some post nut clarity and panic, she decided that she actually likes the guy, wants him to live, thinks he's pretty, enjoys bedding (and cuddling shhh) him a lot, and has given up her mage-hunting in favor of becoming a sellsword and traveling with him. But, y'know, she definitely hasn't caught feelings. Definitely not. Strangely protective of him, jealous though she'd never admit it, and 100% not falling for him, nope. Where she is all logic, he's all heart, so they balance each other out nicely--even if they butt heads just as much.

He was a celibate virgin before he met her, and broke his vows when they had sex. From her perspective, however, she fucked the mage out of him. |: Very much convinced she "cured" him.

-Hilda:
Emery's horse. Good girl, best friend.

-Zannrick:
The leader of the Hunters and Emery's former work partner.

-Other Connections?
Emery was part of the Mordecai since the age of 16, so there is a lot of room for former friends, enemies, flings, and even mages she hunted. I'm open to doing flashback threads to establish any of these connections! She only had a couple close friends, and definitely butt heads with more people than she befriended, lol. Maybe your character knows her!

HISTORY
She was once part of the Mordecai's order, but ultimately grew frustrated and defected. Now, she makes a living as part of a one of Grand Duke Calent's Hunters, tracking down mages. You want something done right, you gotta do it yourself, after all.

Lol, jk. She defected from that too and is officially a traitor. 8D Now she's starting a new life as a sellsword with Alkereth.

THREAD TRACKER
Current Threads
The Night the Fire Fell (aka "I F***** the Mage Out of Him")
Emery captures a mage named Alkereth. Emotions happen. |: Emery doesn't like emotions. Make them stop. But the emotions don't stop, and what follows is a magical journey of fallen stars, bandits, brothel escapades, and drama!

Flashback Threads
Strength in Numbers
Set 5 years ago, a 22-year-old Emery meets Zannrick and it goes...a bit tits up.

COMPLETE THREADS
None yet!
Adamaris // Aderyn // Aki // Alexander // Angel // Axieva // Beatrid // Briar // Cadmus // Corryn // Einin/Owl // Emery // Fang // Faolán // Faris // Frost // Hayate // Ife // Jayari // Jirou // Juniper // Katxiel // Khaiya // Kota // Kyran // Liam // Makani // Max // Maya // Mei // Nakato // Naovi // Nasrin // Niaaki // Niamh // Noor // Pepper // Qiana // Qismat // Quinn // Raxta // Riyarin // Rook // Sachi // Sahar // Siobhan // Simonea // Sita // Song // Summer // Valor // Yasmin // Yiroa

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